I have frequently been asked questions for which I was at a lose to answer. Over time, and after much contemplation, I finally figured out the appropriate answers to those questions. The problem I have now is, no one ever asks me those questions anymore.

__________________Experience IS NOT the best teacher! Someone else's experience is the best teacher.

Now that it's winter, I'm getting the same two predictable questions nearly every day:

"You're not riding today... are you?" and/or "Are you stupid?"

I'm also getting a few more general comments, rather than questions. To summarize:

"You're stupid."

"You're crazy."

"You're a complete idiot."

"I think you ate too many paint chips as a kid."

"You need to have a mental health exam."

"I think your awesome devotion to riding every day is just smoking hot." (Always said by an equally smoking hot young lady.)

Okay, I lied about that last one. Smoking hot women don't talk to me.

This morning I'm filling up. Temp around 10 F. Wind around 30. Blowing snow. Guy walks over from his 4x4 pickup says:
"Are you crazy?"
I say the only appropriate thing: "Yes." He laughs and walks back to his truck.

This morning I'm filling up. Temp around 10 F. Wind around 30. Blowing snow. Guy walks over from his 4x4 pickup says:
"Are you crazy?"
I say the only appropriate thing: "Yes." He laughs and walks back to his truck.

People are living on Lookout Mountain now?

I used to ride in that sort of weather, but gee, I just grew tired of it. Good you are keeping up the spirit.

This morning I'm filling up. Temp around 10 F. Wind around 30. Blowing snow. Guy walks over from his 4x4 pickup says:
"Are you crazy?"
I say the only appropriate thing: "Yes." He laughs and walks back to his truck.

I know how you feel, I went for a ride yesterday and couple times I wished I had put my lining in my jacket. It must have been in the 60s down in the valleys. Brrr!

(Actually had a guy at work tell me this) "Hey, something is up with your bike, sounds like it's only running on one cylinder."

But my all time favorite was years ago, on my little Ex500. Decked out in full gear, with my long wavy hair tied up and reaching almost to the seat, a carload of little douchebags in an Integra roll up next to me and the driver rolls down his window and says "hey babe, nice bike". To which I flip the front of my modular helmet up, showing my bearded craggy and very un-female face and say "Thanks!"

On my KLR:
"Hey, something is up with your bike, sounds like it's only running on one cylinder."

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Jonathan
If guns are outlawed, only outlaws will have guns.

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Originally Posted by POLLOCK28 (XDTALK.com)

From what I understand from frequenting various forums you are handling this critisim completely wrong. You are supposed to get bent out of shape and start turning towards personal attacks. Get with the program!